Sinag Maynila 2016:Aljur Abrenica and Alvin Anson star in ‘Expressway’ by Ato Bautista

A syndicate old-timer named Ben (Alvin Anson) needs to do one last assignment before the boss he works for grants him his much delayed retirement. Assigned to be his partner is the neophyte Morris (Aljur Abrenica), a trigger-happy, sadist who yearns to impress the syndicate boss. For Ben, this last assignment turns out to be a …

Sinag Maynila 2016: ‘Dyamper’ by Mes De Guzman depicts real-life struggle in Nueva Vizcaya

Director Mes De Guzman’s film ‘Dyamper’ is about three friends wait along Dalton Pass every dawn to jump at the back of rice delivery trucks to steal the goods and sell it at the wet market as their means of income. One of them accidentally gets a pack of drugs in one of the trucks …

CineFilipino Film Festival 2016 Reviews, Part 3

STAR NA SI VAN DAMME STALLONE Directed by Randolph Longjas Starring Candy Pangilinan, Paolo Pinggol, Isaac Aguirre, Acey Aguilar, Erlinda Villalobos Back in the CineFilipino Film Festival game, director Randolph Longjas gives us the most heartfelt story among all the nine entries. One can easily be sympathetic with its story because of one of its main …

CineFilipino Film Festival 2016 List of WINNERS

The winners of CineFilipino Film Festival 2016 were announced on March 19 at the KIA Theatre in Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. Here is the full list of winners of CineFilipino 2016: Best Picture: Ned’s Project 2nd Best Picture: Sakaling Hindi Makarating 3rd Best Picture: Star Na si Van Damme Stallone Best Director: Ice Idanan – Sakaling Hindi Makarating Best Actress: Angeli Bayani – Ned’s …

GUIDE: CineFilipino Film Festival 2016

Nine feature-length films will compete this year at the 2nd CineFilipino Film Festival which will run from March 16 to 22, 2016 at the following venues: Festival Supermall Greenhills Theater Mall Gateway Cineplex Eastwood Mall Robinsons Galleria Robinsons Metro East Shangri-La Cineplex For updates, you can join the Facebook event here and like the official Facebook …

Join the Sinag Maynila Film Festival Short Film Category

Sinag Maynila is looking for more talented filmmakers! Share with us the stories you want to tell and what visual magic you want to show to the world. Join the Sinag Maynila Film Festival Short Film Category by downloading the form on the official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/SinagMaynila. Short Film Category Mechanics and Requirements: Fill …

GUIDE: Singkuwento International Film Festival 2016

The 3rd Singkuwento International Film Festival (SIMFF) will run from February 19 to 27, 2016 at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in Intramuros, Manila and from March 2 to 4 and March 7 to 8 at the UPFI UP Film Center, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Its organizers have announced Sunday the finalists of its documentary …